COP27 wraps up with Solutions Day, focusing on sustainable cities and transport, green buildings and resilient infrastructure. Climate-related disasters show the urgency of urban planning responses.
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The growing threat of flash flooding as a result of more intense rapid rain bursts means the city needs to update its flood defences.
Foods stir up river sediments and can spread contaminants across the floodplain. It’s a risk in areas with a history of industrial pollution, like Maribyrnong, but EPA test results are reassuring.
Our heavy reliance on sandbagging suggests we really don’t understand the river landscapes we inhabit. We must learn from communities that have developed better solutions to living with floods.
The long delays in housing displaced flood victims point to the need to develop a permanent reserve of temporary housing to be available wherever and whenever disaster strikes.
While well-meaning, it’s unclear whether the benefits of training community members to respond to disasters outweigh the risks.
Property buybacks and managed retreat from high-risk areas were once seen as far-off options as the planet warms. Now this ‘last resort’ adaptation to climate change is an urgent priority worldwide.
The climate crisis demands innovations in our everyday infrastructures. If these changes are to be adopted en masse, finding the right fit between communities and infrastructures is vital.
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Senior Lecturer, School of Global, Urban and Social Studies, RMIT University
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Professor of Landscape Architecture, University of Technology Sydney
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Adjunct Fellow, School of Natural Sciences, Macquarie University
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Professor, Climate Change Research Centre, UNSW
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Emeritus Professor of Urban & Regional Planning, University of Canberra
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Associate Professor, School of Architecture and Built Environment, University of Newcastle
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Research Associate, RMIT STEM College, RMIT University
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Honorary Associate Professor, Australian National University
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Research Fellow in the Battery Storage and Grid Integration Program, Australian National University
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Professor, School of Architecture, University of Technology Sydney
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Adjunct Senior Lecturer, School of Architecture and Built Environment, University of Newcastle
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Principal Research Fellow, School of Engineering, RMIT University
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Senior Research Fellow, College of Engineering and Computer Science, Australian National University
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Senior Research Fellow, Collaboration on Energy and Environmental Markets, UNSW
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Honorary Professor, School of Natural Sciences, Macquarie University